A sled dog race was included as a

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at the

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in Lake Placid. Five contestants from

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and seven contestants from the

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competed. The event, run under the rules of the New England Sled Dog Club, ran twice over a 25.1 mile (40.5 km) long course. With six dogs per sled, each sled took off at three-minute intervals, and intermediate times were given to the mushers at 4 miles (6.44 km), 10.6 miles (17.06 km), and 22.46 miles (36.14 km).

Qualification

Norman D. Vaughan qualified for the event through a race held by the New England Sled Dog Club in Wonalancet,

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in the winter of 1932. Twenty-six teams were entered in the two-day event, which was held two weeks before the Olympics. It was thought that

Emile St. Godard Emile St. Godard (15 August 1905 - 26 March 1948) was a Canadians, Canadian dog Mushing, musher and Sled dog racing, dog sled racer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a renowned musher in the 1920s and 1930s, with much of his fame derived from racing ...

would be unable to compete in the event because of the lack of financial support.

Results

Participating nations

A total of 12 competitors from two nations competed at the Lake Placid games. * *

References

''III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932'', 1932 (digitized version)
{{Sports at the Olympics 1932 Winter Olympics events Olympics 1932 Discontinued sports at the Winter Olympics